Bronxwood Avenue & East 226th Street

Bronxwood Avenue and East 226th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Williamsbridge-Olinville, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Bronx corner. Our Lady of Grace Church is 140 feet away. The nearest subway, 225 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 2 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
225 St
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 2, 5
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
E 226 St/Bronxwood Av · Bx8
Within a walk
17 places
9 religious buildings, 5 schools and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Bronxwood Avenue & East 226th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 225 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 225 St 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

Next trains at this station

Northbound
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. 2 …
  2. 5 …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Universal City” (2006) by Nicky Enright at the 225 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 226 St/Bronxwood Av, 130 feet away, for the Bx8.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 226 St/Bronxwood Av Bx8
    130 feet
    Bx8

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx8 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on Bronxwood Avenue and East 226th Street.

  • 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bronx River Parkway northbound at Bronx Boulevard, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 836 East 233rd Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 1250 East 229th Street Charging for electric cars, eight Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles
  3. 3305 Boston Road Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, the median for a Bronx corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2023

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10466
Community board
Bronx Community Board 12
City Council district
12
Police precinct
47
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Williamsbridge-Olinville
Elevation
166 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1960.

Since 2014 at least 15 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 30 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2013 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Bronxwood Avenue

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of Bronxwood Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

North side of East 226th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of East 226th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Seventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 9 religious buildings
  • 5 schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Bambi Early Learning Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    150 feet
  2. Our Lady of Grace School
    350 feet
  3. Innovation Garden Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    490 feet
Show all 7
  1. Garvey School
    600 feet
  2. Academy for Scholarship and Entrepreneurship: a College Board School
    800 feet
  3. New World High School
    800 feet
  4. The Bronxwood Preparatory Academy School
    800 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Rienzi Playground
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Grace Church House of worship
    140 feet
  2. Bethany Church of the Nazarene House of worship
    1,100 feet
  3. Gospel of St Luke Church House of worship
    1,180 feet
Show all 4
  1. Trinity Baptist Church House of worship
    1,290 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Shop Fair Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Bronxwood Avenue or East 226th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.